Team Monaco has confirmed Maxime Nocher and Oban Duncan as its pilots for the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship, with the Principality’s official entry making its debut at Jeddah on 23-24 January.
Nocher, an 11-time kitefoil world champion, will compete as both CEO and pilot of the Monaco-backed team racing under number 98, the Principality’s country code.
Steve Curtis has been appointed Team Principal of E1 Team Miami, powered by MAGNUS, for the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship season.
The nine-time UIM Class 1 World Champion brings decades of offshore racing experience to the electric powerboat championship, which opens its third season at the Jeddah GP on 23-24 January.
Updated January 22, 2026: Production begins June 2026 with August 6, 2027 release date confirmed.
Director Joseph Kosinski confirms film is set in 1985 with “full on” period aesthetics.
Steve Michael received recognition for 30 years as F1H2O World Championship commentator during a reception in Sharjah on December 21, following the 2025 season finale.
The Florida-based broadcaster, known throughout powerboat racing as “The Voice,” has maintained an unbroken attendance record across 210 races since joining H2O Racing in 1996.
The IHRA F1 Powerboat Series has opened entries for the 2026 season, with competitors now able to register across four classes for an eight-round championship beginning in Bradenton, Florida on February 20 and 21.
Entry fees range from $50 for GT-15 boats to $300 for Formula 1 craft, with Formula Lights and Tri-Hull categories set at $200 per round.
Alec Weckström has been selected as Finland’s best powerboat racer of 2025 by Urheilutoimittajain Liitto, the Finnish Sports Journalists’ Union.
The Victory Team driver claimed his maiden F1H2O Grand Prix victory at Zhengzhou, China in October and finished fifth in the World Championship with 82 points.
Jonas Andersson has begun on-water testing with the F1H20 Team Abu Dhabi following his move from Team Sweden.
A social media post by 2023 Class 1 World Champions 222 Offshore triggered explosive accusations revealing decades of infighting behind American offshore powerboat racing’s latest division.
Team manager Skye Gregory posted an analysis of the competing sanctioning structures facing teams planning 2026 campaigns, identifying uncertainty about rules, international recognition, media coverage and which competitors will race where.
The restaurant was packed that evening after an offshore race when Fabio Buzzi spotted Stefano Casiraghi dining with his wife, Princess Caroline of Monaco, across the room.
In December 1983, Colombian-born powerboat sensation George Morales basked in glory as offshore racing’s undisputed king, clinching the American National Championship, Harmsworth Trophy, US1 title, and a blistering world speed record of 116.
64 mph, all in his debut open-class season.
Donald Trump currently serves as the 47th President of the United States, having previously served as the 45th President from 2017 to 2021.
Before entering politics, he spent decades building a business empire centred on real estate development and brand licensing.
Jonas Andersson’s move to Team Abu Dhabi for 2026 closes a circle that began 17 years ago on a Liuzhou podium.
The photograph, taken by Chris Davies whilst on assignment for H2O Full Throttle at the 2009 Grand Prix of China, shows Andersson celebrating victory alongside Thani Al Qemzi and Guido Cappellini.
Brunswick Corporation’s revenue dropped $1.
16 billion in 2024, falling from $6.
Grant Trask enters 2026 without a confirmed F1H2O drive after Jonas Andersson confirmed Team Sweden will not race in 2026.
Three-time UIM F1H2O World Champion Jonas Andersson has joined the F1H20 Team Abu Dhabi in a three year deal starting from this season.
The 52-year-old Swede leaves Team Sweden after nearly two decades with his own operation to join the UAE-based outfit by Team Principal and 10-time F1H2O World Champion Guido Cappellini who told us this afternoon: This photo was taken three years ago, three summers ago in Como.
Take the world’s most prestigious shipyards, give them unlimited budgets to build what they want, and entrust the results to billionaires who can afford anything.
This, surely, is the recipe for unstoppable growth in the superyacht industry.
Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7 will return to Coniston Water on 11-17 May 2026, piloted by Australian water speed record challenger Dave Warby in the hydroplane’s first appearance on the lake since Campbell’s fatal crash on 4 January 1967.
A 1931 Garwood Miss America VIII powered by twin supercharged Miller V16 engines producing 1,860 horsepower will cross the auction block at Mecum’s Kissimmee sale on 17 January 2026.
Following our story on Sunseeker yesterday we thought it would be interesting to examine the powerboat manufacturing sector more broadly.
What we found suggests the crisis at Britain’s iconic yacht builder is part of a far wider collapse affecting the entire UK marine industry.
Sunseeker International has been forced to secure emergency capital investment from specialist lenders as the luxury yacht builder battles collapsing US sales and mounting inventory problems.
The crisis marks the second time in 15 years that the Poole-based manufacturer has required a financial rescue, with the company’s largest export market now in freefall.
Powerboat News has been accepted into Google News just three months after launching, placing powerboat racing coverage alongside mainstream sports in one of the world’s primary news platforms.
Editor John Moore said about the inclusion: It’s incredible that Powerboat News has only been publishing since the UIM F2 races in Portugal in September and three months later it is already being recognised as a trustworthy powerboat racing news source.
The Union Internationale Motonautique has named Mathilda Wiberg of Sweden and Paul Richard Laur of Estonia as its 2025 Driver of the Year and Junior Driver of the Year.
Both winners were selected through a two-stage voting process combining public votes with UIM Council Member decisions.
The UIM 3D Offshore World Championship has expanded to four rounds for 2026 with intelligent scheduling designed to reduce costs and increase media coverage, though teams face important decisions on engine specifications as the Mercury 200 XS homologation expires at season’s end.
C&B Racing Academy has described 2025 as an exceptional season following Massimiliano Cremona’s fourth consecutive F250 World Championship title and the team’s strengthened youth development programme ahead of hosting a major international event in 2026.
The Piacenza-based driver added the European F250 Championship to his world title.
The International Hot Rod Association has committed $2.
75 million in prize money across three powerboat racing disciplines following its acquisition by Ohio electrical contractor Darryl Cuttell in December 2024.
The International Hot Rod Association has released the official 2026 IHRA Offshore Series National Championship schedule, featuring seven championship rounds across the United States and a World Championship finale at a date and location to be announced.
The International Hot Rod Association has appointed Tommy Thomassie as Executive Vice President, Director of Powerboating, establishing formal leadership for the organisation’s rapidly expanding powerboat portfolio.
The appointment advances IHRA’s long-term vision for offshore powerboat racing and tunnel boat competition, creating a unified leadership structure across multiple powerboat disciplines.
The 2025 powerboat racing season delivered historic milestones across multiple disciplines, with Mathilda Wiberg becoming the first female UIM Formula 2 World Champion whilst Shaun Torrente secured his fourth F1H2O title in a championship battle that went down to the final race.
The year also witnessed significant institutional changes as the International Hot Rod Association embarked on an ambitious expansion into powerboat racing.
Oleg Bocca will step up to UIM F2 for the 2026 season, marking a significant progression in his racing career after competing in Formula 4 and GT30 categories in recent years.
The 22-year-old Italian driver confirmed his F2 campaign following the release of the 2026 UIM F2 World and European Championship calendars.
Abu Dhabi Powerboat Racing Team have confirmed that Rashed Al Qemzi and Mansoor Al Mansoori will continue racing for the Emirati outfit next season.
